Thursday, March 15, 2007

Si Newhouse's statewide monopoly daily, The Oregonian, should be riding high, with newly-named nominees for Pulitzer awards in three categories (albeit, thanks to ample representation on the juries.)

Instead, 1320 SW Broadway is reeling under the fallout from its continuing ethical shortfalls. The Tom Hallman-Andrew Weiderhorn bribery scandal has now cast a shadow over The Oregonian sufficient to taint not only its national image but also, should any of its nominations win this year, the Pulitzer committee itself.

Columbia Journalism Review's latest edition hurls a dart at the Big O for its fawning coverage of Macy's [its largest advertiser], particularly its 12/31 [sic] editorial praising it for keeping the downtown store open during the holidays despite the construction. (You can read that Christmas Eve editorial headlined "Miracle on Fifth Avenue": here.)

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